NOUN (1)

1. a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item;


ADVERB (1)

1. by ordering items listed individually on a menu;
- Example: "we ate a la carte"

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

a la carte
    adv 1: by ordering items listed individually on a menu; "we ate
           a la carte"
    adj 1: (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a
           separate price for each item [ant: prix fixe, table
           d'hote]
    n 1: a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices